Combination fubktituke



Nov. 8, 1927.

M. P. ZOSTAS COMBI NATION FURNITURE Filed Jan. 7, 1927 erw-yu- PatentedNov. 8, 1927.

UNITED stares 1,648,529 Price.

COMBINATION FURNTURE.

Application filed January 7, 1927. Serial No. 159,725.

This invention relates to a piece of furniture which can be Convertedfrom av condition suitable for one use to a condition suitable foranother. The principal objects of the invention are to provide tworelatively movable parts, one of which is adapted to be fixed andconstitute the main part of the piece under all conditions and the?other of which contains ank essential element of the piece of furnitureinto which it is to be converted, this essential elementbeing movablebackwardly, upwardly and then forwardly to bring it out of the recess inwhich it is normally located and into a position in which it can beused.The invention involves details of the mechanism for accomplishing thesemotions. The invention also involves in its preferred form thecombination of a bureau and desk so that'it can be set up as either oneand without taking any of the parts off or getting them out ofadjustment or alignment. f

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is afront view of a bureau constructedv in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the parts drawn back t release anessential element Of a desk; f

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the next operation in which the saidelement is raised;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing'- this element as moved over on top ofthe bureau;

` Fig. 5 is a front view of the desk with the Vparts in the positionshown in Fig. 4; and

. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the bureau back and mirror, taken on anincline as indicated by the arrow 6 in-Fig. 2.

Describing the invention in the particular form shown, it will be seenfrom Fig. 1 that it is built in the form of a bureau 10. VThis has theusual drawers 11 and 12 and is also provided with a mirror 13 supportedby a false back comprising uprights 14: so that it has very little aboutit to show that it can also be converted into a desk.

It has a slide 15 adapted to move out in front when used as a desk. Theuprights 11i extend clear to the bottom of the bureau and are pivotednear the bottom at 16. They are also cut in two and hingedly connectedby two hinges 17 at opposite sides of the bureau in the hack. Thisallows the mirror 13 to be swung over into the Idotted line positionshown in Fig. 2. For holding the upper portion of the uprights 14 invertical position, pair of hooks 19 are shown at the frontwhichco-operate with the hinges 17 at the rear to hold the mirror invertical position.

ltwill be noted that the drawers V12 do not extend clear back to therear of the bureau but are far enough back to leave a space 2O at therear in which is located an element 21of the desk into which the bureauis designed to be converted.v This element is in the form of a tophaving pigeonholes and drawers and the like, if desired, as indicated inFig. 8 for example. This element is mounted on the uprights 14; so that,it projects horizontally into the space 2O when these uprights are intheir most'forwardl position.

The uprights are provided with pivoted racks 22 andare operated bypinions 23 on ashaft 24 extending through the bureau. The shafthas ahandle25 for turning it. This can he turned asshown in Fig. 2 back to acertain limiting position. Onthese `uprights are also a pair of racks 26which engage a pair of pinions 27 on a cross shaft 28 having a crankhandle 29 for operating it. This cross shaft 28 is fixed von the element21 and moves backwith it.-Y The turning of this crank 29 will raise theelement 21 to the position shown in Fig. 3. Now the crank 25 can beturned back and the uprights brought lforward to bring the element 21over the top of the bureau as shown in Fig. l so thaty with thedraw-board 15 the bureauconstitutes a desk. The mirror' can be broughtdown as shown at the rear in a vertical position'for storage orshipping.

.The operation of the device has been described an'd it will be seenthat itl can be formed' into a bureau with nothing to show anycombination about it except the two crank handles 25 and 29, whichare'at the end in an out of the way place, and the front end of theslide 15. vWhen converted into a desk it has all the conveniences forthat purpose and it is as useful as any ordinary desk.

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Although I have illustrated and described onlyl a single form of theinvention I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made thereinby any person skilled in the art Without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore, I do not Wish to be limited to all the details ofconstruction herein shown and describechbut what I do claim is b l. Asan article of manufacture, a piece of combination furniture comprising ab `main portion having strips at the rear pivoted thereto and projectingabo-ve the top of said main portion, the mainportion having' a re-` cessinthe rear and an element constituting part `of another article offurniture `normalV ly housed 1n saidrecess ,and secured vto the piveteduprights p `and movableltherewith and thereon into apositiononzthe topof the stationary member.

3. In an article of furniture, the combi-na tion with abureau framehaving drauf-ers therein. and apair of uprights movable back-Wardlythereon,V said :frame having` a recess in the back, `of a deskelement normally located in saidfrecess and connected with said uprightsto inoveiback entirely out `of the recess when the uprights move back,and mechanical means for moving said desk element upuiLr-dly along theuprirglits, so ,tliat, when the uprights are swungr forward, thedeskelement will move over, the top ,of` the bureau to convert ythebureauinto a desk. v

4f. vIn a combination bureau and desk, `the combination with a bureauframe having drawers therein, a pair of uprigiits pivoted tothe backthereof and extending `above said bureau drawers and a mirror supportedtl'iereoin said framehaving a recess; in the bac-k near the top, of adesk element ,compris naasten ingpigeonfholes 'normallylocated in ,saidre cess and yeomiected wlth said uprlghts to` move back out of therecess when the uprights are swungl back on their pivots, and means forniovinggsaid desk element'upwardly falong the uprigijlitswhen swungback, so that when the uprightsare swung' forward againthe desk elementwill swiner over the top of the bureau and remain in place thereon toconvert the bureau intera desk.

5.` As an article of manufacture, a bureau having` a false 'back pivotedvnear the bottom and at `the back, `and amirror-carried thereby at thetop, fixed racks on said back, a pigeonfhole structure having a shafttherethrough provided with Aa pair of pinions meshing` with the racksand supported bythe back, lmeans for movinpgthe baekto and-fro, and a"erankshaft on said pigeon-hole structure for raisingand 'loweringthepigeon-hole structure so `asto place it above or below the top of ythebureairfand inthe `former place couvert the bureau into aidesk.

6. In a combination bureau, the combina, tion with" a bureau `properhavn-ig lower drawers and a set of upper diaiversjreaching only part Waybackintothe gbureauto leave a recess,l of a pair ofpupri-nhts pivqted tothe rear `of the bureau at the bottom, said uprilglits having lower andupper portions,-

the latter being` hinged to the lower-portion so as to `swingove-rbackwardlyl-itherefrom,

pigeon holes carried by the uprights and normally located 1n: therecess, the 'hinges' being' on the rear surfaces` o -f thefijlprigl ts,and hooks onthge front surface ,co-oper, with the hinges tofholdtheupr-ights rigidl in entende-d. position when' `the hooks areengaged. b e

7. In a. bureau, the combination with a frame, lowerdrawers anda setrofupper drawers, .of a pai-r of uprights pivoted Atothe rear of the bureauat the bottom and divided into pper-f and lower portions, the upperporti Y o said uprifrhtsbeing hlngedtfthe lower portion so as tosavinnjfover bacliWa-rcb ly therefrom,` a mirror `carried bythe upper-)ortions ot' Ithe unri-v'hts, `the hinseges bc ne' en `the `rearsurfacesof the uprigl ts n d hooks on the front surface cofoperati with thehinges to hold the .uprightsirigidlyiin 'ex-` tended position when thehooks arefen-gaged.

In testimonyl whereof Ihave hereunto laffixed my signature.

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